Kamnaskires III

Kamnaskires III (also spelled Kammashkiri III) was the Kamnaskirid king of Elymais from 82/1 BC to 75 BC.[1] Elymais had since 124 BC been under complete Parthian control.[2] However, in 81/80 BC, coins of king Kamnaskires III and his wife Anzaze appears, which indicates that the kingdom had been restored.[3] According to Babylonian sources, the incumbent Parthian monarch Orodes I (r. 80–75 BC) launched an expedition into Elymais in 78 BC, where he defeated Kamnaskires III.[2] Kamnaskires III was not deposed, however, and continued ruling the kingdom now as a Parthian vassal.[2] Kamnaskires III's successor is unknown, however, it is known that Kamnaskires IV ruled Elymais from 62/1 BCE.[4][1][5]

Kamnaskires III
Coin of Kamnaskires III with his queen Anzaze
King of Elymais
Reign82/1–75 BC
PredecessorParthian rule
SuccessorKamnaskires IV
Co-rulerAnzaze
Died75 BC
SpouseAnzaze
DynastyKamnaskirid

References
  1. Kia 2016, p. 334.
  2. Shayegan 2011, p. 325.
  3. Shayegan 2011, pp. 324–325.
  4. Hansman 1998, pp. 373–376.
  5. Rezakhani 2013, p. 773.

Sources
  • Kia, Mehrdad (2016). The Persian Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1610693912. (2 volumes)
  • Hansman, John F. (1998). "Elymais". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 4. pp. 373–376.
  • G. J. P. McEwan: A Parthian Campaign against Elymais in 77 B.C., in: Iran, 24 (1986), pp. 91-94
  • D. T. Potts: The Archaeology of Elam, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, p. 392
  • Rezakhani, Khodadad (2013). "Arsacid, Elymaean, and Persid Coinage". In Potts, Daniel T. (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Iran. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199733309.
  • Shayegan, M. Rahim (2011). Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–539. ISBN 9780521766418.
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